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North Korea celebrates armistice

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends an inauguration ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended hostilities on the Korean peninsula at a cemetery for Korean War veterans in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 25, 2013.

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North Korean soldiers have their photograph taken by a fellow soldier at an exhibition for "Kimilsungia" and "Kimjongilia" flowers, named after the country's late leaders, in Pyongyang, July, 26, 2013.

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North Korean schoolchildren tour the park surrounding Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum where bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.

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North Korean woman displays samples of portraits at a photography booth available to visitors where Kimjongilia and Kimilsungia flowers, named after Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, were on display, July 26, 2013.

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North Korean soldiers look at a flower display where Kimjongilia and Kimilsungia flowers, named after Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, were on display, July 26, 2013.

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Kang Ok Ran, 72, weeps near the grave of her Korean War veteran father, Kang Ho Yong, who died in 1951, at a cemetery for Korean War veterans in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.

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North Koreans walk among tombstones of soldiers who died in the war at the cemetery of fallen fighters of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.

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North Korean veterans arrive in full military dress to pay their respects at the cemeteries of fallen fighters of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.

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Old North Korean veterans arrive in full military dress to pay their respects at the cemeteries of fallen fighters of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.

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North Korean children sit by a fountain as they tour the park surrounding Kumsusan Palce of the Sun, the mausoleum where bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, arrives at the cemetery for fallen fighters in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.

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A North Korean soldier helps wipe the tears of an elderly woman as they tour a cemetery for Korean War veterans, July 25, 2013.

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North Korean soldiers and civilians tour a cemetery for Korean War veterans, July 25, 2013.

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Siblings Pak Yun Yong, front right, and Pak Chun Son, wiping her eyes with handkerchief at center, visit the grave of their Korean War veteran father Pak Hyon Jong who died in 1953, July 25, 2013.

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Retired U.S. Navy captain and Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, left, is escorted by a North Korean official as he leaves a cemetery for Korean War veterans after an opening ceremony which marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended hostilities on the Korean peninsula, in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.

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North Korean soldiers look at a flower display and a portrait of the late Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, July 26, 2013.

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Two North Korean schoolchildren bow and pay respects to their late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il whose bodies lie embalmed in the mausoleum, the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013, North Korea.

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North Korean military officers gather at the cemetery for fallen fighters in Pyongyang, July 25, 2013.